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The Town in Seclusion: the Fortress Chapter in the History of Hradec Králové in the 19th Century
Kessler, Vojtěch ; Šrámek, J.
The liberalisation political-social transformation in the 1860s marked the birth of structures and institutions which in many cases form the framework of civil society up to this day. In the Hapsburg monarchy (including the Czech Lands) at that time, social relationships and connections were formed not only on the state and national level, but also within municipal communities. Working with the example of Hradec Králové, the article focusses on the limiting or, on the contrary, activation frameworks that served for the creation of the social complex of towns, which were simultaneously military objects, i.e., fortresses. Friction grew between military authorities and local government institutions primarily in connection with the gradual decline in the dominant role of the fortress command and, in contrast, the rising confidence of the town government face to face with military events in the Austro-Prussian conflict.
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